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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Sociology (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
Loosing shared characters and the various absolute markers that existed between cities and villages is |
| A. | Urbanization |
| B. | Rurban |
| C. | Industrialization |
| D. | Urbanism |
| Answer» B. Rurban | |
| 2. |
Visibility of more formal systems of institutions are in |
| A. | Towns |
| B. | Rural |
| C. | Cities |
| D. | Sub-urban areas |
| Answer» C. Cities | |
| 3. |
The main aspect of urban and rural is mainly demarcated through - |
| A. | Material things |
| B. | Non-material things |
| C. | Rituals |
| D. | Familial obligations |
| Answer» A. Material things | |
| 4. |
Which of the following urban factors transformed rural life-world extensively? |
| A. | Migration |
| B. | Connectivity |
| C. | Press |
| D. | Development plans |
| Answer» B. Connectivity | |
| 5. |
Who is the author of “Decline of the West”? |
| A. | Oswald Spengler |
| B. | F.Schumacher |
| C. | R.E Park |
| D. | Milton Gordon |
| Answer» A. Oswald Spengler | |
| 6. |
With the diffusion of urban culture to the rural areas; the extreme differences between rural and urban cultures has become |
| A. | Differentiated |
| B. | Diluted |
| C. | Increased |
| D. | Equal |
| Answer» B. Diluted | |
| 7. |
The influence of the city or urban areas varies with |
| A. | Demography |
| B. | Size of City |
| C. | Labor |
| D. | Density |
| Answer» B. Size of City | |
| 8. |
Big urban areas are characterised by |
| A. | Sub-centers |
| B. | Semi- rural centers |
| C. | Clubs |
| D. | Communal feeling |
| Answer» A. Sub-centers | |
| 9. |
At present, rural area and urban area features are increasingly |
| A. | Similar |
| B. | Unequal |
| C. | Different |
| D. | Transformed |
| Answer» A. Similar | |
| 10. |
Who mentioned that Urbanization refers to a process of urban values diffusing and transforming behavior patterns? |
| A. | CB Mamoria |
| B. | MSA Rao |
| C. | Patrick Geddes |
| D. | J.A.Quinn |
| Answer» C. Patrick Geddes | |
| 11. |
Who edited the classic book, “Urban Sociology of India”? |
| A. | MSA Rao |
| B. | MN Panini |
| C. | Yogendra Singh |
| D. | M.N.Srinivas |
| Answer» A. MSA Rao | |
| 12. |
Urbanization is a process that is |
| A. | Continuous |
| B. | Non-continuous |
| C. | Dormant |
| D. | Stagnant |
| Answer» A. Continuous | |
| 13. |
The rate of Urbanization in India differs in time, space and |
| A. | Regions |
| B. | Matter |
| C. | Density |
| D. | Size |
| Answer» A. Regions | |
| 14. |
According to P. Sainath, which of the following is the key role in Urban growth in India?- |
| A. | Migration |
| B. | Cheap Labor |
| C. | Infrastructure |
| D. | Industry |
| Answer» A. Migration | |
| 15. |
Which among the following indicate that Urban growth in India is mainly due to?- |
| A. | Increase of population |
| B. | Labor Migration |
| C. | Government Policies |
| D. | Increase in factories |
| Answer» A. Increase of population | |
| 16. |
Migration’s main cause is due to |
| A. | Push and pull factor |
| B. | Better livelihood |
| C. | Educational facility |
| D. | Banking facility |
| Answer» A. Push and pull factor | |
| 17. |
Who wrote the essay, “Urbanization and Social Transformations”? |
| A. | Ramkrishna Mukherjee |
| B. | G.S Ghurye |
| C. | K.N Unnithan |
| D. | A.R.Desai |
| Answer» A. Ramkrishna Mukherjee | |
| 18. |
Expansion of urban areas result in alterations of |
| A. | Satellite towns |
| B. | Villages |
| C. | Everyday life |
| D. | Rural areas |
| Answer» A. Satellite towns | |
| 19. |
Who is the author of “Six Decades of Urbanization in India”? |
| A. | Ashish Bose |
| B. | N.K Bose |
| C. | T.N Madan |
| D. | G.S.Ghurye |
| Answer» A. Ashish Bose | |
| 20. |
Who among the following defined city as a large space, dense and heterogeneity of groups? |
| A. | R.E. Park |
| B. | Louis R Wirth |
| C. | Kingsley Davis |
| D. | George Simmel |
| Answer» A. R.E. Park | |
| 21. |
The most common feature of every city is |
| A. | Heterogeneity of People |
| B. | Labour force |
| C. | Density of spaces |
| D. | Existence of slums |
| Answer» B. Labour force | |
| 22. |
Who is the author of the text “The City”? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | George Simmel |
| C. | Talcott Parsons |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» A. Max Weber | |
| 23. |
Which is the oldest city in India, from the choices below? |
| A. | Banaras |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | Mahabalipuram |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| Answer» A. Banaras | |
| 24. |
Which is the oldest city of the world, from the choices below? |
| A. | Jerusalem |
| B. | Bangkok |
| C. | Kathmandu |
| D. | Kuala Lampur |
| Answer» A. Jerusalem | |
| 25. |
Social mobility occurs on a larger scale at - |
| A. | City |
| B. | Semi-urban areas |
| C. | Towns |
| D. | Villages |
| Answer» A. City | |
| 26. |
Who is the author of the book “Pre-industrial City”?- |
| A. | Gideon Sjoberg |
| B. | Ferdinand Tonnies |
| C. | F Le Corbuiser |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» A. Gideon Sjoberg | |
| 27. |
Level of Technology is low at |
| A. | Industrial City |
| B. | Pre-Industrial City |
| C. | Global City |
| D. | Village society |
| Answer» A. Industrial City | |
| 28. |
Who classified Consumer city and Producer city? |
| A. | R.E. Park |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Francis Bacon |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» B. Max Weber | |
| 29. |
According to Max Weber, Plebian cities are the outcome of |
| A. | Plagues |
| B. | Revolutions |
| C. | Monarchy |
| D. | Aristocracy |
| Answer» B. Revolutions | |
| 30. |
Who among the following is associated with Ecological Approach on urban growth? |
| A. | George Simmel |
| B. | Ernest W Burgess |
| C. | Louis R. Wirth |
| D. | Robert E.Park |
| Answer» B. Ernest W Burgess | |
| 31. |
Urban studies at University of Chicago came up during |
| A. | 1915 - 1940 |
| B. | 1840- 1880 |
| C. | Post World War I |
| D. | Post World War II |
| Answer» B. 1840- 1880 | |
| 32. |
Who among the following is associated with Cultural Approach of urban studies? |
| A. | E.W Burgess |
| B. | Robert E. Park |
| C. | Louis R. Wirth |
| D. | George Simmel |
| Answer» C. Louis R. Wirth | |
| 33. |
Louis R Wirth’s “Urbanism as a way of life” was first published as a researched paper during |
| A. | 1928 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» C. 1938 | |
| 34. |
Which among the following is true for Ecological Approach in urban studies? |
| A. | Symmetry between humans and society. |
| B. | Any environment and given human conditions can be fixed. |
| C. | Communities interact, estimate and depend on their environment |
| D. | Communities are interdependent |
| Answer» C. Communities interact, estimate and depend on their environment | |
| 35. |
Which urban studies approach clarify that societies grows not in random but in relation to the advantageous features of the environment? |
| A. | Cultural Approach |
| B. | Ecological Approach |
| C. | Industrial Approach |
| D. | Concentric Zone Model |
| Answer» C. Industrial Approach | |
| 36. |
Who subscribed to the “Darwinian Web of Life” in understanding urban studies? |
| A. | George Simmel |
| B. | Robert E. Park |
| C. | E.W Burgess |
| D. | J.A.Quinn |
| Answer» B. Robert E. Park | |
| 37. |
Concentric Zone theory in urban studies was introduced by |
| A. | RE Park & EW Burgess |
| B. | Louis R Wirth |
| C. | Georg Simmel |
| D. | Kingsley Davis |
| Answer» A. RE Park & EW Burgess | |
| 38. |
Who is the author of “Metropolis and Mental Life”? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | George Simmel |
| C. | Oswald Spengler |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. George Simmel | |
| 39. |
Who mentioned “relations in urban are always changing and fleeting, but in rural areas, it is always absolute and communitarian”? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | V. Pareto |
| C. | Louis R. Wirth |
| D. | MSA Rao |
| Answer» B. V. Pareto | |
| 40. |
The pace of life is faster in cities because of the existence of- |
| A. | Co-operation |
| B. | Interdependence |
| C. | Strong bonds |
| D. | Competition |
| Answer» C. Strong bonds | |
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